Mommy Taught Daughter To Read at 2 Years Old Using Simple Techniques in Viral Video

• An intelligent toddler wowed the internet with the excellent reading skills she learned at the age of two
• The adorable cherub shared the secret of how her parent taught her how to read using simple techniques
• Netizens were moved by the parent's efforts and praised their hands-on parenting

Toddlers that can speak are cute, and those that can read at that age will melt your heart. A cute little girl wowed the internet because she learned to read at age two.

The adorable angel explained how her mother taught her reading using simple techniques that proved effective.

The video had netizens giving the mom kudos for putting in the effort to produce a literate child.

Little Lethu explains how she learned to read at two

@lethu_nanas posted the video of cute little Lethu. The video clocked in 65.7K views and a lot of positivity from the comment section.

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In the video, the young Lethu explains how she learned to read at 2. She explains that her parents taught her familiar sounds for every letter. They then taught her how to blend the letters into words.

She first learned short words and moved on to longer terms. They then gave her a book to test her understanding of reading.

Little Lethu's reading skills were recognized by the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, which she won for her literacy skills.

Lethu's mom explains how she invested in her child's literacy

Briefly News spoke to Ntombikayise Bhengu, Lethu's mother. She explained that she started teaching Lethu at two and saw improvement within a month.

"It didn't take long at all. It took about a week or so. Using letter sounds does the trick, as well as being consistent," she said.

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She also gave parents advice on how to teach their kids.

"Teach your child the most common letter sounds first, including short vowel sounds. Start with two or three-letter sounds. Once they grasp those sounds, please do not wait for them to know all of them. Teach them how to blend them into words. Start with teaching them how to blend out loud and then on paper. Once they grasp that, add more letter sounds and increase the length of the word. Get them books with the letter sounds they know and make sure that those books are not predictable books with a picture of the word next to them. And act as an example. Let your little one see you reading. Create a culture of reading so that it won't be a hassle to convince them to want to read," she added.

Watch Lethu explain cutely how she learned how to read here:

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Social media proud of girl and mother for reading efforts

South Africans, parents and nonparents alike, were so in love with Lethu's progress, and their hearts melted.

Dysfunctional Rocker called her the cutest and smartest little girl for learning to read at a young age.

"Your parents are a shining example for others in our country."

Carynne Koert said that Lethu is extremely intelligent.

"Future president right here."

Tales of a Boy Mom predicted a bright future for her.

"This little superstar is going to be in university by ten. Well done, princess."

Amanda was impressed.

"So proud of you, Lethu. You will go places."

Keitumetsi_M commented on her articulation.

"She's so well-spoken."

Father is mad that kid cannot read

In a similar article, Briefly News reported that a father was disappointed that he paid R1500 in crèche fees only for the child to read a book in gibberish.

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The dad posted a video of the bundle of joy bungling up his reading and complained that he pays R1050 fees and R500 in transport fees. Parents commented that they would go back and ask for a refund.

Source: Briefly News